Los Angeles, California
American Career College-Los Angeles Medical Assistant Diploma
What Medical Assistant Programs Does American Career College-Los Angeles Offer?
American Career College-Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant Diploma, taught hybrid. It comes to $22,589 total. It runs 39 weeks.
Medical Assistant Diploma at American Career College-Los Angeles
- Diploma
- Cost
- $22,589published total, 2025-26
- Length
- 39 wkAbout 9 months
- Hours
- 780clock hours
- Externship
- 200 hours
- Phlebotomy
- EKG
- Pharmacology
Inside American Career College-Los Angeles's Diploma
- Length
- About 9 months
- Hours or credits
- 780 clock hours; 50.5 quarter credits
- Schedule
- Weekend
- Externship
- 200-hour clinical externship (220-hour externship course)
- Also covers
- phlebotomy; EKG; pharmacology
- Admission
- High school diploma or GED and a passing score on the entrance exam
- Tuition (school's wording)
- $22,589 estimated total charges for the entire program: tuition $19,475, fees $1,940, books and supplies $1,154, application fee $20 (effective for enrollments on or after December 1, 2025)2025-26. Source: americancareercollege.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
- Published total
- $22,589The school's own program total.
- Outcomes the school publishes
- Job placement rate 64% (2024 graduates, Los Angeles campus School Performance Fact Sheet)Reported for 2024.
Medical Assistant Diploma at American Career College-Los Angeles: full program profileAmerican Career College-Los Angeles diploma page on americancareercollege.edu ↗
From American Career College-Los Angeles's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.
How American Career College-Los Angeles Compares
- Medical Assistant Diploma costs $22,589, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
- Medical Assistant Diploma runs 39 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.
Medical assistants in California earn a median of $49,660 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.
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Is American Career College-Los Angeles's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?
American Career College-Los Angeles's medical assisting diploma isn't on the CAAHEP or ABHES lists captured October 12, 2026. Graduates can still sit the RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT) exams, which accept other education routes. Accredited medical assistant programs.
Medical Assisting Awards at American Career College-Los Angeles
| Award level | Awards, 2022-23 |
|---|---|
| Certificates of one to two years | 351 |
Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 351 medical assisting awards conferred by American Career College-Los Angeles in 2022-23, 10th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes, and chains report each campus separately.
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American Career College-Los Angeles Medical Assisting: Common Questions
Is American Career College-Los Angeles's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?
American Career College-Los Angeles's medical assisting diploma isn't on the CAAHEP or ABHES lists captured October 12, 2026. Graduates can still sit the RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT) exams, which accept other education routes. Accredited medical assistant programs.
How Much Does American Career College-Los Angeles's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?
Medical Assistant Diploma: $22,589 estimated total charges for the entire program: tuition $19,475, fees $1,940, books and supplies $1,154, application fee $20 (effective for enrollments on or after December 1, 2025) (2025-26).
How Long Is American Career College-Los Angeles's Medical Assistant Diploma?
Medical Assistant Diploma: About 9 months (780 clock hours; 50.5 quarter credits).
Does American Career College-Los Angeles Include an Externship?
Yes. Medical Assistant Diploma: 200-hour clinical externship (220-hour externship course).
What Do You Need to Apply to American Career College-Los Angeles?
Medical Assistant Diploma: High school diploma or GED and a passing score on the entrance exam.
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